techie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛki]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛki

Etymology 1

From tech +‎ -ie, q.v. Compare techy and yuppie.

Noun

techie (plural techies)

1. (informal) One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
   • 1999, Susan Rabin, Barbara J. Lagowski, Cyberflirt: how to attract anyone, anywhere on the World Wide Web:

     Cyberflirts are also looking for men and women who are intelligent. The internet is a techie magnet. It's only natural that those drawn to the web are also drawn to people who are quick-witted, perceptive and astute.

   • 2009 August 30, Allen Salkin, “For Him, the Web Was No Safety Net”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     He began giving parties in a loft on Broadway at Houston Street, with artists, techies and other downtowners.

2. (informal) A person who works on the technical side of events.

Translations

One works with or has an interest in technology or computers

• Chinese:

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• Dutch: IT'er m
• Finnish: tekniikkanörtti
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: IT-ler m
• Polish: technik (pl) m
• Russian: компью́терщик m (kompʹjúterščik), айти́шник m (ajtíšnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: IT-jevac m
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology.

Adjective

techie

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of tetchy.